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Writing tagged: ‘Caught by the River’

Articles which have appeared on the popular Caught by the River website.

Barn owl

Newsletter No. 20: ‘Giving it the David Attenboroughs’

In which I gatecrash a podcast, and share cool stuff by the likes of: Melissa Harrison · Luke Turner · Werner Herzog · Merlin Sheldrake · Robert Macfarlane · Gaby Wood · Caught by the River · Philip Hoare · and a host of talented extras.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: archaeology, birds, Caught by the River, Clive James, Darwin book, Donald Hall, Gaby Wood, Gilbert White, Luke Turner, Melissa Harrison, Merlin Sheldrake, Philip Hoare, Philip Larkin, podcasts, Robert Macfarlane, Werner Herzog
Kathleen Jamie & Amy Liptrot
Kathleen Jamie & Amy Liptrot

6 February 2020

A walk on the Moor, and some encouragement from my favourite writer.

Published 06-Feb-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Amy Liptrot, Calder Valley, Caught by the River, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, Kathleen Jamie, On the Moor (book), the Moor, trig point 4144
Caught by the River
Amy Liptrot

20 November 2019

A Caught by the River event in Todmorden.

Published 20-Nov-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Amy Liptrot, Calder Valley, Caught by the River, on writing, Todmorden, Willowherb Review, Zaffar Kunial
Caught by the River

6 July 2019

An entirely fictional Caught by the River event.

Published 06-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, cats, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, Helen Mort, long-tailed tits, magpies, on writing, swallows

13 May 2019

Thoughts on the word ‘liminal’, and a wonderful few minutes on the patio.

Published 13-May-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: bats, birds, Calder Valley, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, mammals, on writing, Rob Cowen, Tim Dee

30 March 2019

Caught by the River Calder.

Published 30-Mar-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge
My photos
Before the doors opened.

Going physical

In which I get out there in meat-space.

Published 02-Feb-2017
Filed under: News, Writing Tags: Adelle Stripe, Amy Liptrot, Ben Myers, Calder Valley, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, Hebden’s Other Bridges (book), photography, YOGSOT, Yorkshire
Prints unwrapped
Unwrapping my prints.

One day my prints did come!

In which I geek-out over some high-tech print-production apparatus.

Published 14-Jan-2017
Filed under: News, Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, Hebden’s Other Bridges (book), photography, Yorkshire
Notes on Notes From Walnut Tree Farm
My notes on ‘Notes From Walnut Tree Farm’.

Notes from Nell Carr Farm

‘Notes from Walnut Tree Farm’ is by far my favourite Roger Deakin book. His assembled notes and jottings are packed full of ideas. The signal-to-noise ratio is phenomenal.

Published 27-Sep-2016
Filed under: Articles, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: Caught by the River, Charles Darwin, Gilbert White, Roger Deakin
Hebden's Other Bridges

Hebden’s non-eponymous bridges

In which I describe a few of my favourite bridges from my photo-project ‘Hebden's Other Bridges’.

Published 25-Jul-2016
Filed under: Articles, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Caught by the River, Dalesman magazine, Hebden Bridge, Hebden’s Other Bridges (book), photography, Yorkshire
Nature Book Reader
My entry in the Caught by the River Nature Book Reader.

Nature Book Reader

My recommendations for some top nature reading have been included in the updated Caught by the River Nature Book Reader webzine.

Published 12-Oct-2015
Filed under: Published Pieces, Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: Caught by the River, Kathleen Jamie, reading, reviews
Milky Way
The Milky Way.

Invertigo

I’ve never seen stars remotely approaching those in Anglesey. There are so damn many of them. Thousand upon thousand. Too many to count.

Published 01-Oct-2015
Filed under: Articles, Featured Writing, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: Anglesey, astronomy, Caught by the River, favourite places, photography, science, Wales

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